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Taking up the historical evolution of Darwin and his theories and
the cultural responses they have inspired, Reflecting on Darwin
poses the following questions: 'How are the apparatuses in the
mid-nineteenth century and at the turn of the twenty-first century
interconnected with bio-scientific paradigms in art, literature,
culture and science?' 'How are naturalism, determinism and
Darwinism - the eugenics of the nineteenth century and the genetic
coding of the twentieth century - positioned, embodied and staged
in various media configurations and media genres?' and 'How have
particular media apparatuses formed, displaced or stabilized the
various concepts of humankind in the framework of evolutionary
theory?' Ranging from the early circulation of Darwin's ideas to
the present, this interdisciplinary collection pays particular
attention to Darwin's postmillennial reception. Beginning with an
overview of the historical development of contemporary ecological
and ethical fears, Reflecting on Darwin then turns to Darwin's
influence on contemporary media, neo-Victorian literature and
culture, science fiction literature and film, and contemporary
theory. In examining the plurality of ways in which Darwin has been
rewritten and reappropriated, this unique volume both mirrors and
inspects the complexity of recent debates in Victorian and
neo-Victorian studies.
This handbook offers a systematic exploration of current key topics
in travel writing studies. It addresses the history, impact, and
unique discursive variety of British travel writing by covering
some of the most celebrated and canonical authors of the genre as
well as lesser known ones in more than thirty close-reading
chapters. Combining theoretically informed, astute literary
criticism of single texts with the analysis of the circumstances of
their production and reception, these chapters offer excellent
possibilities for understanding the complexity and cultural
relevance of British travel writing.
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